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Rather than summon an ambulance, the two men loaded Jarrett into Rubinson's vehicle and went on a spending spree when it was 'obvious Jarrett was dead', the affidavit said.

The men then ate at a Mexican restaurant, and fueled up Rubinson's SUV at a convenience store, all paid for with Mr Jarrett's debit card while his corpse was in the car, police said.

Hedonists: The pair set out to enjoy themselves using money taken from Jeffrey Jarrett, pictured, who had died from a lethal combination of drugs and alcohol

The men then unloaded Jarrett's body back at his house and visited Shotgun Willie's strip club in Denver, where they withdrew $400 from Mr Jarrett's account at a cash machine.

After leaving the club at 4am, the men called police to report Jarrett's death.

Post-morten reports later found he had cocaine, Xanax, Subutex and trace amounts of alcohol in his system when he died

The case loosely echoes the 1989 Hollywood cult comedy Weekend at Bernie's, in which a pair of young men discover their boss is dead, but pretend he is still alive to foil a mob plot.

Under the plea deal, Young was given a two-year deferred sentence and must undergo 'mental health evaluation and treatment, substance abuse assessment and treatment, and cognitive behavioral therapy.'.

He also must submit to random drug and alcohol testing, perform 50 hours of community service and pay $1,289.56 in restitution, in addition to maintaining full-time employment.

Partying: The two men withdrew $400 from Mr Jarrett's account at a cash machine before heading to Shotgun Willie's strip club, pictured

Rubinson was given a one-year suspended sentence and was ordered to the same drug and alcohol monitoring, therapy and work conditions, and perform 200 hours of community service.

As conditions of their probationary sentence, both men must write letters of apology to Jarrett's family.

Prosecutor Kandace Gerdes told the judge that the plea deals 'were largely the result of the (Jarrett) family's compassion,' the district attorney's office said.